Patents by Inventor Hiroaki SUZUMURA

Hiroaki SUZUMURA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11668024
    Abstract: A polar solvent solution of the present invention is a polar solvent solution in which a solute containing a polyamine acid is dissolved in a polar solvent. The solution has a moisture content of less than 5 mass % based on 100 mass % of the solution. A method for producing a polar solvent solution of the present invention includes changing a moisture content of the solution to adjust the viscosity of the solution. Further, another method for producing a polar solvent solution includes reducing a moisture content of the solution to increase the viscosity of the solution. Thus, the present invention provides a polar solvent solution that enables stable spinning and casting without lowering its viscosity when used as dopes for spinning, film, etc., and methods for producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: SPIBER, INC.
    Inventors: Kana Ishida, Hironori Yamamoto, Hiroaki Suzumura, Kazuhide Sekiyama
  • Publication number: 20220411968
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an agent for imparting a cool touch feeling property and a water-absorbing and quick-drying property. The agent for imparting a cool touch feeling property and a water-absorbing and quick-drying property contains a modified fibroin as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Spiber Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Suzumura, Yui Hirose
  • Publication number: 20220235100
    Abstract: Provided is a water-absorbing and quick-drying property-imparting agent capable of easily imparting water-absorbing and quick-drying properties to various materials or articles in a simple process, and a method capable of easily imparting water-absorbing and quick-drying properties to predetermined materials or articles. A water-absorbing and quick-drying property-imparting agent containing modified fibroin as an active ingredient, and a method for imparting water-absorbing and quick-drying properties to an article, the method including a step of incorporating modified fibroin into the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Spiber Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Suzumura, Yui Hirose
  • Patent number: 10975206
    Abstract: A polar solvent solution of the present invention is a polar solvent solution in which a solute containing a polyamine acid is dissolved in a polar solvent. An inorganic salt is added to the solution, and a mole ratio of moisture to the inorganic salt in the solution is 2.5×m×n or less, where m represents the number of cations forming the inorganic salt and n represents a charge number of the cation. A production method of the present invention is a method for producing the above solution, including: changing at, least one of a moisture content and a content of the inorganic salt in the solution to adjust a viscosity of the solution. Thus, the present invention provides a polar solvent solution whose viscosity can be easily adjusted to a desired value and thus enables stable spinning and casting when used as dopes for spinning, film, etc., and methods for producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SPIBER INC.
    Inventors: Kana Ishida, Hironori Yamamoto, Hiroaki Suzumura, Kazuhide Sekiyama
  • Publication number: 20200131671
    Abstract: A polar solvent solution of the present invention is a polar solvent solution in which a solute containing a polyamine acid is dissolved in a polar solvent. The solution has a moisture content of less than 5 mass % based on 100 mass % of the solution. A method for producing a polar solvent solution of the present invention includes changing a moisture content of the solution to adjust the viscosity of the solution. Further, another method for producing a polar solvent solution includes reducing a moisture content of the solution to increase the viscosity of the solution. Thus, the present invention provides a polar solvent solution that enables stable spinning and casting without lowering its viscosity when used as dopes for spinning, film, etc., and methods for producing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Kana ISHIDA, Hironori YAMAMOTO, Hiroaki SUZUMURA, Kazuhide SEKIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20190002644
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a polymer aggregate, the method including: a step for bringing a polymer solution containing a polymer substance and cations for gel formation into contact with an anion solution containing anions for gel formation to form a gel at an interface between the polymer solution and the anion solution; and a step for causing the polymer substance to aggregate inside the gel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Spiber Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori OHTA, Hiroaki SUZUMURA
  • Publication number: 20180127553
    Abstract: A polar solvent solution of the present invention is a polar solvent solution in which a solute containing a polyamine acid is dissolved in a polar solvent. An inorganic salt is added to the solution, and a mole ratio of moisture to the inorganic salt in the solution is 2.5×m×n or less, where m represents the number of cations forming the inorganic salt and n represents a charge number of the cation. A production method of the present invention is a method for producing the above solution, including: changing at, least one of a moisture content and a content of the inorganic salt in the solution to adjust a viscosity of the solution. Thus, the present invention provides a polar solvent solution whose viscosity can be easily adjusted to a desired value and thus enables stable spinning and casting when used as dopes for spinning, film, etc., and methods for producing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Kana ISHIDA, Hironori YAMAMOTO, Hiroaki SUZUMURA, Kazuhide SEKIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180080147
    Abstract: A polar solvent solution of the present invention is a polar solvent solution in which a solute containing a polyamino acid is dissolved in a polar solvent. The solution has a moisture content of less than 5 mass % based on 100 mass % of the solution. A method for producing a polar solvent solution of the present invention includes changing a moisture content of the solution to adjust the viscosity of the solution. Further, another method for producing a polar solvent solution includes reducing a moisture content of the solution to increase the viscosity of the solution. Thus, the present invention provides a polar solvent solution that enables stable spinning and casting without lowering its viscosity when used as dopes for spinning, film, etc., and methods for producing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Kana ISHIDA, Hironori YAMAMOTO, Hiroaki SUZUMURA, Kazuhide SEKIYAMA